Trends and Updated Statistics of Lung Cancer in Korea

Chan Kwon Park^{1

2}, Seung Joon Kim^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
² The Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
³ The Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cmcksj@catholic.ac.kr.

Editorial

Chan Kwon Park et al. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;82(2):175-177.

doi: 10.4046/trd.2019.0015.

Chan Kwon Park^{1

2}, Seung Joon Kim^{1

3}

¹ Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
² The Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
³ The Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cmcksj@catholic.ac.kr.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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